Vogue's November cover girl, Rooney Mara, graced the cover of sister publication W back in February. Both magazines styled the Social Network star as her character, Lisbeth Salander, in the American adaptation of the Stieg Larsson thriller, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. (Vogue way less so.) The movie is due out next month; February was Read More
W magazine launched an iPad app called The Daily W today, according to a press release from the magazine. Although it launched in conjunction with the October issue, the app is unrelated to W print editions. It is "a daily offering of exquisite 'must sees' and 'must haves' carefully curated by the editors of W," including exclusive Read More
The man in the suit pulled back the curtain and the deep hum boomed out from the Park Avenue Armory, a porcelain bar glowing faintly in the middle of the darkness, ten screens lit bright with the projected images. It's how W editor-in-chief Stefano Tonchi and artist Steven Klein had chosen to display "Time Capsule," Read More
Kristen Stewart's unrecognizably glam turn on the cover of W may have everyone talking, but a Steven Meisel spread tucked inside may start stealing the spotlight. Today, WWD, made the connection between the famed photographer's contribution to W -- a then-and-now frivolity that dresses a model up on the left page and down Read More
On Friday, Curbed re-blogged an item from W that detailed Klaus Biesenbach’s living situation. They paraphrased the introductory anecdote from that piece in which “the curator once stripped his Mexico City hotel room of the telephone, TV remote, even the curtains, keeping them stacked neatly in the closet until he departed.” We believe the Read More
W editor-in-chief Stefano Tonchi and his partner, the gallerist David Maupin, have welcomed twin girls--named Maura and Isabella--via surrogate. Hearty congratulations--laced with hopes that this will not cut back on Mr. Tonchi's packed social schedule! ddaddario@observer.com :: @DPD_
An FBI probe has identified the Ohio man who entered Conde Nast's computer system last year to obtain magazine pictures and publish them on his blog, reports The Smoking Gun. The 22 year-old graphic design student, named Ross Ulrich, confessed as the FBI executed a search warrant.
The breach sounded pretty simple:
Ulrich said he discovered Read More
On Tuesday, Stefano Tonchi will present his first September issue of W and, along with it, his redesign of the magazine.
If the cover is any indication, Mr. Tonchi's changes are radical. The September cover is a triple gatefold,"which they’d never done," Mr. Tonchi told Memo Pad. He has also changed the magazine's logo Read More
The Observer's Chloe Malle ran into Stefano Tonchi over the weekend at a benefit hosted by Calvin Klein and Vanity Fair in Bridgehampton.
Of his new role as editor of W, Stefano Tonchi, in a sleek, slate double-breasted jacket, told the Transom, "I'm just starting to enjoy it. We just finally closed on the first Read More
“If I see another movie star in a fashion magazine — it’s ridiculous! It’s a nightmare,” said John Fairchild, who launched W magazine in 1971. “That’s what they call the cutting edge," he continued. "I hate that word. And buzz. It’s a crock. They love buzz! When I hear the word buzz, it reminds me Read More
Attention editors: Book Jen and Gerard if you want to sell a magazine.
Covers featuring Jennifer Aniston have been the top sellers in 2010 for both Architectural Digest and W, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations Rapid Report.
The Architectural Digest cover featured Ms. Aniston draped over a piece of furniture with the tagline "Jennifer Aniston In Her Read More
In a few short months, W magazine will be moving out of the Fairchild ghetto on Third Avenue and into space on the 19th floor of the Condé Nast building at 1166 Sixth Avenue, Stefano Tonchi told The Observer this afternoon.
“They were probably bank offices before," Mr. Tonchi said.
That will not work!
"They probably have to Read More
The beginning of Stefano Tonchi's tenure at W marks the end of John Fairchild's column, according to Page Six.
Mr. Fairchild's column, which was filed under the pen name Countess Louise J. Esterhazy and appeared on the last page of the magazine each month, was a cutting commentary on society types.
"My computer and I are Read More
At the International Center of Photography's Infinity Awards, held at Pier Sixty on the back end of Chelsea Piers on Monday night, W editor Stefano Tonchi and soon-to-be W editor-at-large Lynn Hirschberg arrived arm-in-arm. "We are each other's dates tonight!" said Ms. Hirschberg. "Do you know Lynn Hirschberg?" Mr. Tonchi asked The Observer. We Read More
Bill Wackermann, who added Details to his portfolio last October (see John Koblin's recent piece for more on that topic), has taken control of the business side at W, according to Memo Pad.
Mr. Wackermann will work alongside new W editor Stefano Tonchi and his team of T Magazine Read More
